'Praises of the accordion' by Noé Álvarez is a working-class odyssey in the desert
Book Review Praise of the accordion: a memoir of music, migration and Mexico By Noé ÁlvarezCatapult: 208 pages, $26If you…
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The Beach Boys in Lana Del Rey, Charles Manson, Disney+ documentary
Mike Love sits in a dull-looking room at a Sheraton hotel in North Carolina, the bold print of his distinctive…
Trump and the Republican Party echo Nazi and far-right ideology before the elections
He had dinner with a white supremacist. He has invoked theories adopted by the Nazis in their quest for racial…
What is the most likely verdict in Trump's hush money trial?
After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is…
'Fantastic!' Disneyland returns after fire, without dragon
For more than three decades, Disneyland's nighttime show “Fantasmic!” has illuminated Anaheim Park's Rivers of America. A story about our…
Accusing the Jewish people of anti-Semitism is a familiar and recurring theme
In recent months, as fighting over the war in Gaza has fractured American universities (including my own at UCLA), I…
LALIFF 2024: What to expect at this year's film festival
The Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival kicks off on May 29 and features five days of programming that will…
Paul Scheer was abused as a child by his stepfather, his memoirs reveal
On the shelf Happy memories of trauma By Paul ScheerHarperOne: 256 pages, $30 If you buy books linked to on…
Drake Bell says his son is the reason for 'Quiet on Set' revelation
When former child star Drake Bell went public that a talk coach had sexually abused him when he was younger,…
'Taking Venice': how Robert Rauschenberg surprised the Biennale
The Venice Biennale may have lost much of its singular luster, now that hundreds of periodic surveys of new international…